THEMES
There is God
- God is…
- Creation
- God’s Law
Proper humanity
- Character points
- Human relationships
- Man and God
| THEME | There is God Children will appreciate that there is a God. | Proper Humanity Children will develop a proper humanity. |
| SUBJECT AREA | God is… Children will show an increasing awareness of who God is and come to understand some of His attributes. | Human relationships Children will identify virtues necessary for positive human relationships such as kindness, love, care and forgiveness. |
| Creation Children will explore some of God’s handiwork in creation. | Character points Children will identify character points such as patience, diligence, endurance and respectfulness, as positive and proper virtues for human living. | |
| God’s Law Children will come to know God’s law (Ten Commandments) and how it relates to them. | Man and God Children will show an increasing understanding that God has a plan for each one and He is preparing them now for His purpose. |
Subject areas for a three year cycle, for example, could be as follows.
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | |
| 1st Year | Proper humanity: Character points | There is God: Creation | Proper humanity: Human relationships | There is God: God is… |
| 2nd Year | Proper humanity: Man and God | There is God: Creation | Proper humanity: Human relationships | There is God: God’s Law |
| 3rd Year | Proper humanity: Character points | There is God: Creation | Proper humanity: Human relationships | There is God: God is… |
To help you plan lessons we have developed some Lesson Resources based on the above subject areas. Develop your lesson from the main focus found in a lesson resource. Learning experiences for the children should relate to the main focus. These experiences can take various forms that include, for example, demonstrations, role-play, practical activities, story telling/reading, illustrations, song and multimedia. Try to integrate a number of these strategies into one lesson to engage the children. To help maintain a flow and to reduce repetitious lessons, term planners have been prepared to cover the subjects areas. They include a lesson title and main focus. Use the supplied code numbers to access the relevant lesson resource. Lesson resources are designed to give you some ideas for your lesson.